Govt boosts sexual harassment training

Govt boosts sexual harassment training

The government is boosting measures to fight sexual harassment.

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Machines could ease food worker shortage

Machines could ease food worker shortage

Machines that can pack meat, frost cakes and make elaborate candy designs could help ease Japan's shortage of food indus...

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Abe hopeful during Trump-Kim summit

Abe hopeful during Trump-Kim summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he hopes the Trump-Kim summit will be a step toward resolving the North's nuclea...

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Giant panda Shan Shan turns 1

Giant panda Shan Shan turns 1

The Ueno Zoo's giant panda cub Shan Shan turns one year old.

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Boost diversity through immigration: Keidanren

Boost diversity through immigration: Keidanren

Japan's biggest business group Keidanren says a plan to lift the number of foreign workers will also give a needed boost...

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Abductees' families seek resolution at US-NK summit

Abductees' families seek resolution at US-NK summit

Families of Japanese abducted by North Korea appeal for a resolution to the issue at the Trump-Kim summit.

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Imperial couple pays respects to tsunami victims

Imperial couple pays respects to tsunami victims

The Imperial Couple pays respects at a cenotaph for tsunami victims in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture.

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Camera shows sunfish's 'nap'

Camera shows sunfish's 'nap'

An aquarium in southwest Japan attaches a camera to a sunfish to reveal the mystery of its 'napping' behavior.

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Abe open to talks with N.Korean leader

Abe open to talks with N.Korean leader

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he's willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Nagoya Castle's Honmaru palace reopens

Nagoya Castle's Honmaru palace reopens

Nagoya Castle's Honmaru Palace reopens to the public after almost 10 years of reconstruction.

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